Overview
- Azzi Fudd led UConn with 17 points, while Ashlynn Shade added 15, Sarah Strong had 14 and seven rebounds, and Blanca Quiñonez delivered 12 points and four steals off the bench.
- The Huskies held USC to 30% shooting, turned 20 Trojan giveaways into 26 points, and dominated the paint 44–22.
- USC freshman Jazzy Davidson was limited to 10 points on 3-for-13 shooting, as Kennedy Smith scored 16 and Londynn Jones added 14 off the bench.
- After USC briefly led 9–8, UConn closed the first quarter on a 15–0 burst as part of a 24–2 run and extended the margin to a game-high 39 points in the third.
- The result moved UConn to 10–0 and dropped USC to 7–3, reinforced the series’ recent intensity, and came with JuJu Watkins still out for the season rehabbing an ACL as Lindsay Gottlieb highlighted turnovers as a teachable setback.